Laos vs Libya: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious
Laos
2.42 live births per woman
in 2023
Libya
2.35 live births per woman
in 2023
Laos rank
85th
Libya rank
87th
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious over time
- Laos
- Libya
How they compare
Laos currently reports 2.42 live births per woman against 2.35 live births per woman in Libya, a difference of 0.07 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
Laos ranks 85th and Libya ranks 87th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.26 live births per woman | 7.21 live births per woman | 0.9551 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1960s | 6.31 live births per woman | 7.77 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1970s | 6.29 live births per woman | 7.95 live births per woman | 1.66 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1980s | 6.28 live births per woman | 6.42 live births per woman | 0.1332 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1990s | 5.42 live births per woman | 3.68 live births per woman | 1.75 live births per woman | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.8 live births per woman | 2.74 live births per woman | 1.06 live births per woman | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.83 live births per woman | 2.65 live births per woman | 0.1737 live births per woman | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.48 live births per woman | 2.43 live births per woman | 0.0448 live births per woman | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious, Laos or Libya?
- Laos, at 2.42 live births per woman against 2.35 live births per woman in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious between Laos and Libya?
- 0.07 live births per woman, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Libya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Libya rank globally for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?
- Laos ranks 85th and Libya ranks 87th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.